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CDUS41 KAKQ 202137  
CLIRIC  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  
537 PM EDT SUN AUG 20 2023  
   
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..THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 2023
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1871 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 94 1:52 PM 102 1983 87 7 86  
MINIMUM 63 6:01 AM 53 1930 67 -4 69  
1998  
AVERAGE 79  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 4.74 1931 0.16 -0.16 0.17  
MONTH TO DATE 1.75 3.15 -1.40 3.73  
SINCE JUN 1 11.21 12.16 -0.95 11.79  
SINCE JAN 1 25.89 29.18 -3.29 27.37  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE JUN 1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUN 1 1 6 -5 0  
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 14 12 2 13  
MONTH TO DATE 284 264 20 272  
SINCE JUN 1 1024 1017 7 1083  
SINCE JAN 1 1149 1185 -36 1316    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90  
LOWEST 33  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE RICHMOND VA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 96 1899  
1959  
1962  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 54 1922  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 20 2023........SUNRISE 6:29 AM EDT SUNSET 7:55 PM EDT  
AUGUST 21 2023........SUNRISE 6:30 AM EDT SUNSET 7:54 PM EDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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